The following is the biographical sketch of Wu Yi, who was approved as vice-premier Monday at the First Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC):

Female, born in November 1938, of Han nationality, native of Wuhan, Hubei Province.

Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1962; began to work in August 1962; graduated from the Beijing Petroleum Institute; senior engineer.

1956-1962 Student of at the National Defense Department of the Northwest Polytechnic Institute and the Oil Refinery Department of the Beijing Petroleum Institute majoring in oil refinery engineering.

1962-1965 Workshop technician and staff member of the Political Department of the Lanzhou Oil Refinery.

1965-1967 Technician of the production division, Production and Technology Department of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry.

1967-1983 Technician, deputy chief and chief of the technology section, deputy chief engineer and deputy director of the Beijing Dongfanghong Refinery.

1983-1988 Deputy general manager and CPC Committee secretary of the Yanshan Petrochemical Corporation.

1988-1991 Vice-mayor of Beijing.

1991-1993 Vice-minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, and deputy secretary of the ministry's Leading Party Members' Group.

1993-1997 Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and secretary of the ministry's Leading Party Members' Group.

1997-1998 Alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and secretary of the ministry's Leading Party Members' Group.

1998-2002 Alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, state councilor and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council.

2002- Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, state councilor and member of the Leading Party Members ' Group of the State Council.

Alternate member of the 13th CPC Central Committee.

Member of the 14th, 15th and 16th CPC Central Committee.

Alternate member of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee.

Member of the Political Bureau of 16th CPC Central Committee.

(xinhua)